Polesize of Elepictal Primestar Dish?

[Tim Godsil]

What size of pole?

[boroda1]

There are two kinds of them: 75e and 84e.
I have 84e and it's pole very thick like 4 or 5 inches. It's heavy two.
I know people make adapters to fit dish network mounting bracket, so it fits to standard pole (2.5?)
Adapter is just a metal plate with 8 holes.

[Iceberg]

2 5/8" OD is the standard Primestar mast

[UGLandrum]

My 75-E has a 2-3/8 mast exactly. I can see my FTA dish mount supporting a my 3f prime dish, because it has 2 support legs for an extra sturdy mounting. But my old dish 500 mount, I don't see it being able to support that big ol' dish in wind gust up to 25-30 mph or higher. My 31" Fortec wobles enough in light gusts, but much to my surprise I lose no signal strength! If I mounted my 3' prime dish on that dish 500 mount, it would just get ripped off the side of my house in our windy march weather! lol! But I suppose if you had the thing mounted to a solid surface and had long lag bolts, It could withstand windy weather.
-Will

[Tim Godsil]

I have a 84e reflector that was shabby lookin so I repainted it. Well the paint job didn't turn out so hot. There are some bubbles and brush hairs in the paint. Someone is donating my another primestar from there roof. It's Pouring Down Rain, So I wont be able to get it today. But, I thinks its a 75e because the plastic cover has a star on it and I think primestar stuck those on there later dishes. So The question Boils Down to this. What will work better. A smooth Primestar 75e or a 84e with a redneck paintjob?

[rainman]

Originally Posted by Tim Godsil

I have a 84e reflector that was shabby lookin so I repainted it. Well the paint job didn't turn out so hot. There are some bubbles and brush hairs in the paint. So The question Boils Down to this. What will work better. A smooth Primestar 75e or a 84e with a redneck paintjob?

Can't be a redneck paint job they wouldn't use a brush.